WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump and Elon Musk’s moves to cut the federal budget are being felt in the mountains, as several federal government offices are slated for closure.
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has published a list of 748 offices whose leases are to be terminated, resulting in an estimated $660 million in savings. Of those offices, 19 are located in Kentucky, including several in the mountains.
On the chopping block is the Social Security Administration building in Hazard, as well as six Mine Safety and Health Administration offices around the state, including those in Prestonsburg and Hazard.
West Virginia would also see eight lease terminations, including the Social Security Administration office in Logan.
Below are all of the closures in Kentucky and West Virginia:
KENTUCKY
- Departmental Management (IG), Louisville
- Farm Service Agency, Lexington
- Food and Drug Administration, Louisville
- Internal Revenue Service, Bowling Green
- Internal Revenue Service, Hopkinsville
- Internal Revenue Service, Owensboro
- Internal Revenue Service, Paducah
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Barbourville
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Beaver Dam
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Harlan
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Hazard
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Madisonville
- Mine Safety and Health Administration, Prestonsburg
- Office of the Secretary, Louisville
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Lexington
- Small Business Administration, Lexington
- Social Security Administration, Campbellsville
- Social Security Administration, Hazard
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, London
WEST VIRGINIA
- Employment & Training Administration,
Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training, Martinsburg - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Charleston
- Internal Revenue Service, Parkersburg
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- National Park Service, Martinsburg
- Office of the Secretary, Charleston
- Social Security Administration, Logan
- U.S. Geological Survey, Charleston
All of the cuts are listed on the Doge website, located at doge.gov. The advisory agency claims to have discovered $105 billion in cost savings so far, representing about 1.5 percent of the total federal budget.
